Sudden acceleration: Dramatic case histories of cars 'that wanted to take off on their own'
The cause of cars and trucks unexpectedly "taking off" remains unclear, but MNN had a big response to our request for case histories. Something is definitely happening here.
Sudden acceleration's aftermath. (Credit: ABC News)
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See my previous comments. As I read your experiences with SUA and understand your frustration, perhaps you should, if you haven't already, post the year, model and make of your car on the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. My dealership is telling me they never heard this happening to their cars!!! If enough complaints are registered, a recall may be necessary, Again, don't give up. Stay Safe and don't drive this car - the probability of SUA happening again is close to one!
2003 Honda Accord accelerated with my foot on the brake while in a private multi-level parking lot while going around the curve to the next level. My car hyper-accelerated, the brakes failed and my car ran into 3 parked cars in a domino effect, one car hitting the second car which hit the third car. There was nothing I could do to prevent the accident that damaged my car or to the damage to the three parked cards. It was a terrifying experience. I have a police report, a witness who.... More
I was caught in traffic with my Acura TL 2010 7 days ago when I again, for the 3rd time, experienced unintended acceleration. The first time it happened I brought it to the dealership and they could not recreate the problem. Also Acura had sold me all-weather mats and installed them right over the Acura TL mats. Acura never mentioned the possible cause might have been the matting.
The second event was when I was caught in traffic, traffic that was stopping and going, I drove.... More
I have a 2005 Honda CRV that has experienced sudden accereration 5 times. It has been at the dealer for two weeks and they are driving it to try to recreate the problem. The motor goes wide open with the tach burried as far as it will go. They have found nothing, no codes, nothing. I have asked them to change everything from the pedal to the injectors. This car is possessed!
On July 18, 2011 my husband experienced unattended sudden acceleration. Thankfully no accident or injury occured.
My husband was stopped at a red light waiting for the light to change for approx. 10 seconds with his foot on the brake. The car was at a complete stand still. When all of a sudden the car’s engine started to accelerate. He quickly press on the brake harder to stop the car from moving forward into the car in front of him at the intersection. He put the car into park,.... More
I too will not drive my Acura 2010 TL. After bringing it in 3 times for the same problem, I finally called the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration who told me how to file a lemon law application. You can get its number on the internet. It's acronym is NHTSA, and if you search the internet under SUA, you will see that this is a frequent occurrence because the new cars are made with a "by wire" electromagnetic mechanism. The requirements for a lemon law in NJ is that one must own.... More
I've had my 2003 Acura MDX since 2007 and it has 83K+miles. I have loved this car, even though it's considered "old" now, and never had a problem. The sudden acceleration has occurred twice now in less than a month, once it speeded up on a street, but touching the brake stopped the increase in speed. Yesterday. I was pulling into a parking space and needed to pull up just a little further. When I pressed the gas pedal as you normally would, my car shot over a curb and traveled 4' before my.... More
One week ago my 1986 Cadillac, a very well-maintained car, accelerated out of control after I pulled out of a gas station. A red light was ahead of me. I was somehow able to stop this powerful car but when the light turned green and I took my foot off the brake, the car went crazy, like a rocket ship headed for outer space.
I was in heavy traffic but fortunately no one was right in front of me. I threw the car into neutral, disengaging the transmission, and turned off the ignition. As.... More
I have a 2005 Acura TL with 78,000 miles on it and for the first time experienced a sudden acceleration. The incident happened on a busy road; and I was very fortunate that I did not hit another vehicle. My car went up over the concrete curb and was accelerating, even though my foot was on the brake. I continued for about 100 yards until I could bring the car to a stop. The underside of my car was damaged; and I had significant oil leaking. The front bumper & hood were damaged; and.... More
Today my wife was turning right into a parking spot when the car all of a sudden accelerated enough to jump a side walk in front of her. The car launched high enough to hit a truck parked perpendicularly just above the front driver side tire. There was enough momentum to push the truck into another car parked next to the truck. My wife was traumatized by the experience. What is scary is that this was a grocery store parking lot and she had her foot on the brake while turning to park. .... More
See my posting regarding this happening to me with my Acura 2010 TL 3 times.
Honda Acura is saying my car is safe and they can't find anything wrong with it.
Post your complaint with the National Highway Traffic Safety Association as I did.
They in turn advised me how to file a Lemon Law application in the State of NJ.
The status of my complaint is that the Lemon Law Unit has approved my application and will be writing a letter to Honda Acura addressing the.... More
I came to a stop and accelerated a bit then went to brake when the vehicle took off. I tried to brake, but that failed. I almost rearended cars, so i went into oncoming traffic, was almost hit head on, got back into traffic in the correct direction, was going all over the road, there was no place to get off, then finally i found some gravel while using my emergency brake. i shut the vehicle off ... called the police to make a report....the police came and when i turned the vehicle on.... More
I came to a stop and accelerated a bit then went to brake when the vehicle took off. I tried to brake, but that failed. I almost rearended cars, so i went into oncoming traffic, was almost hit head on, got back into traffic in the correct direction, was going all over the road, there was no place to get off, then finally i found some gravel while using my emergency brake. i shut the vehicle off ... called the police to make a report....the police came and when i turned the vehicle on.... More
My parents purchased the Acura MDX right when it came out and paid a premium. After a couple months of driving it, the sudden acceleration happened with different drivers. The dealership blamed the floor mats because they couldn't recreate it after driving it for a year. I refused to get in the car with my family so my parents immediately sold it at a major loss. This is not a toyota only problem.
I have an '03 Acura TL. The accelerator has stuck three times in the past two years. The Acura dealer blamed the transmission after the first two times it happened and replaced the transmission after 55,000 miles or so. Then it happened again and they can't determine what is causing it. My family and co-workers will no longer ride in the car. I had to purchase another car (from GM) and need to sell the Acura. What can I do? Can't sell it to anyone in good conscience.
This just happened to me last night in my 03 acura. I am trying to figure out how to report it correctly, but what happened in my case was the Cruise Control connection appeared to have broken (at some point in time), and the cable looks like it interfered with the Throttle Body and caused it to stick open. May be worth checking to see, although i would hope Acura would have noticed this....
I have a 1997 Ford F150 and experienced a near tragic sudden acceleration. My daughter was driving and accelerating from a construction zone. Suddenly, the throttle sucked itself to the floor and stayed there accelerating well past 100 MPH. There was not any floor mat involved. Pumping the brakes as hard as she could had no effect. The acceleration continued for about 5 miles. She was about to rear end cars stopped in front of her at a stop light when there was a loud pop, and the truck.... More
The Only solution is to NOT drive the vehicle again! Your lives are worth more then the value of the car!
